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Jennifer Tilly Tries Oysters in Portland
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Jennifer Tilly Tries Oysters in Portland

The Oscar-nominated actress shared on Instagram about a recent trip supporting a friend’s business in the Alphabet District.

By Andrew JankowskiDecember 11, 2025 at 7:41 pm PST

Terra Mae’s Alcatra Is a Masterful Bowl of Japanese-Portuguese Cultural History
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Terra Mae’s Alcatra Is a Masterful Bowl of Japanese-Portuguese Cultural History

The use of rendered bacon fat, tallow confit, and the cut’s own juices creates a luxuriously layered liquid that soaks into the beef like a meaty sponge.

By Tim TranDecember 09, 2025 at 5:11 pm PST

Best Things I Ate All Month: Tostada de Atún and Churrasco at Palomar
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Best Things I Ate All Month: Tostada de Atún and Churrasco at Palomar

A staffer shares their favorite meal from November.

By Anthony EffingerDecember 09, 2025 at 5:04 pm PST

What We’re Cooking This Week: Agrodolce Delicata and Radicchio Sliders
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What We’re Cooking This Week: Agrodolce Delicata and Radicchio Sliders

The sweet butteriness of Hawaiian-style dinner rolls as buns for bite-size radicchio and winter squash sandwiches.

By Jim DixonDecember 09, 2025 at 4:49 pm PST

Snack of the Month: Bees & Beans’ Autumn Caramel Clouds
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Snack of the Month: Bees & Beans’ Autumn Caramel Clouds

Not quite pumpkin or apple, these opulent fall flavor favorites can carry snackers from one equinox to the next.

By Andrew JankowskiDecember 06, 2025 at 8:20 am PST

Falafel Street Cafe Serves Adam Macbale’s Family-Favorite Middle Eastern Comfort Food
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Falafel Street Cafe Serves Adam Macbale’s Family-Favorite Middle Eastern Comfort Food

The Alphabet District walk-up window gives Macbale a front-row seat to the decline and return of Northwest 21st Avenue’s nightlife.

By Joanna HouDecember 02, 2025 at 2:53 pm PST

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F.H. Steinbart, the Country’s Oldest Homebrew Supply Store, Announces Closure


OLCC Rejects Grocers’ Bid to Sell Booze-Based Canned Cocktails


Rogue Ale & Spirits Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy


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